Health Educator (RN) Part Time, Medicine

University at Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

The Research Foundation of SUNY in Buffalo is seeking a Health Educator to deliver protocol-driven health education to study participants via face-to-face, telephone, or videoconferencing. The role emphasizes strategic thinking, attention to detail, teamwork, and flexibility in a fast-paced research setting.

Hours are daytime, 20 hours per week, with no nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call requirements. Responsibilities include education delivery, clinical research support (specimen

Qualifications

• Biology knowledge, clinical judgment, documentation and records management.
• Building trust, collaboration, decision‑making, communication and critical thinking.
• Customer focus, interpersonal skills, empathy, listening and patience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver protocol driven health education to study participants.
• Scheduling and coordinating sessions, attend supervision sessions, record sessions, and perform data collection during visits.
• Organize and remind study participants of upcoming appointments.
• Train study participants on key elements of study protocol.

Skills

Biology knowledge

Clinical judgement

Documentation

Records management

Cultural awareness

Building trust

Collaboration

Decision-making

Communication

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Listening skills

Patience

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

The Division of Population Health, Department of Medicine within the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences seeks a Health Educator. In this role as a Health Educator, you will deliver protocol driven health education interventions to study participants within the Division of Population Health via face-to-face, telephone, or videoconferencing technology as appropriate). The ideal candidate will practice strategic thinking, attention to detail, be dependable, enjoy working in a highly collaborative setting, and remain flexible in a fast-paced environment.

• This role offers a consistent daytime schedule with no nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call requirements

Primary Functions

40% – Protocol-driven health education and participant support tasks

Responsibilities include:

• Delivering protocol driven health education interventions to study participants.
• Scheduling and coordinating sessions, attend and participate in supervision sessions, record sessions as directed, and perform research health educator data collection during initial visit and follow-up sessions.
• Organizing and reminding study participants of upcoming appointments.
• Training study participants on key elements of study protocol.

30% – Clinical research support tasks

Responsibilities include:

• Collecting blood and other biological specimen samples
• Measuring and recording vital signs and anthropometric measures
• Reviewing, calibrating, and performing quality control assessments of lab equipment
• Serving as a liaison with lab staff to triage and interpret results

30% – Research coordination and community engagement tasks

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting with multiple research grants as needed with tasks to support PI in writing and presenting research reports and research protocols.
• Performing duties needed including case management and decision-making and working collaboratively with other center personnel to achieve goals of research studies.
• Serving as liaison to various team members to ensure smooth running of research projects.
• Providing health education to community sites, establish and nurture community partnerships, work with designated community sites to advance research, education, and training mission of the center.

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities:

• Knowledge of biology, clinical judgement, documentation, records management, and cultural awareness.
• Building trust, collaboration, decision-making skills, communication, critical thinking, and influencing skills.
• Customer focus, interpersonal, empathy, listening, and patience.

Work Hours: Part Time (20 hours per week), typically scheduled between the hours of 7am-6pm.

• Our benefits, where we prioritize your well-being and success to enhance every aspect of your life.

The Research Foundation of SUNY is an EOE and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with a disability.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing and license to practice as registered nurse in New York State.

Driving Requirements

This position will never drive a university owned vehicle.

Salary Range $37,500 - $40,000

Additional Salary Information The salary range reflects our good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting, the role and associated responsibilities, and the experience, education, and training of the selected candidate.

Campus: As Assigned

Number of references required 3

UB is an AA/EOE and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Arrangements will be made if an applicant has a disability in order to provide access to the application, interview and selection process upon request. Reasonable accommodation requests must be made in a timely manner by email at [e-mail] or by phone [phone].